Vehicle-wheel.



PATENTED DEC. 17, 1907.

H. M. STARLEY. VEHICLE WHEEL. APPLICATION TILED BEPT.18,1906.

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No. 873,911. PATENTED DEC. 17, 1907. H. M. STARLEY.

VEHICLE WHEEL. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 18, 1906.

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Specification of Letters Tr s-"tent Application filed heptembcr 18, 1906 Serial No. 335:124.

Patented Dec, 17,1907.

"Wheels, and has for its object to economically conbtruct strong and durable whee-ls, suitable motor cars and. other road vchicles, from metallic elements or members which can be readily produced. and expeditiously asseinltiled.

Referring to the three accompanying sheots'o'l cxplanar .ry drawings :'Figure l is a side cleva "on cl a motor'road vehicle Wheel constructed in accordanci-s With this invention.

Figs, L and .l illustrate in sectional elevation and. plan respectively one form of attachment ota spoke to the rim or telly oi the wheel, While Fig. 4 is a sectional elevation of a modified attachment. Figs, 5 and 6 are sectional end and. front elevations of thecentral portion of my wheel illustrating one form of connection between the spokes and hub or nave. roe. 7 and 8 are respectively sectional side c ovation and rear elevation of ohc of a pair of stiffening plates sin-- ployed for embracing the ends of the spokes adjacent to the Wheel hub.

The same reicrenceletters in the different views indicatethe same or similar parts.

In one manner of carrying the invention into effect in the construction ofv a motor car Wheel, 1 form each of the spokes o from steel tube having an elliptical, circular, or other suitable cross section.

In the example shown in the drawings spokes of elliptical cross section are em ployed. The rim or folly .1) consists of a continuous steel or other metal band which is provided With upturned edges or lateral flanges, or is otherwiseadaptecl to receive and retain an ordinary rubber tire. On the under or inner side of the said rimifithere are formed, or secured, by riveting or otherwise, a number of projecting pieces or driving studs 0 corresponding to the number of the spokes employed and adapted to enter the same. The said pieces 0 are as shown at Fig. 3 made to lit closely Within the ends of the spokes A stiffening ring d having an eye or aperture corresponding to the external configuration of the spoke a into which the the spokes relatively to the in place ofthe aforesaid driving studs c and str oiling rings a may employ a flanged plug c (Fig. made to correspond with the internal contour of the spoke and adapted to fit Within the outer end of the same an aper ture is formed in the center of each plug to receive a driving stud c firmly secured to the rim 5.

The hub of the Wheel consists in one type of a steel or other suitable metal ring f radially through which tm are formed a number of apertures corre. pending" with the number of spokes in the Wheel. Each of the said apertures is suitably shaped to receive o spoke locking bolt 5! and to serve as abutmerit for a conical portion. g or a shonlr'leiv; formed uponthe said bolt 5;. The shoulder g of the locking bolt 5; is adapted to serve also as a head whereby, With aid of a suit- 'able s anner, it can be rotated. The screw of the olt enters a nut a secured in the adjacent extremity of the spoke o. in a modification the 3onical portion 9 olthe locking bolt g is made to enter the end of the spoke (L and the threaded portion the hub of. the Wheel; in place of the conical portion 9 of each bolt or the shoulder g I may employ a parallel portion and use a transverse locking cg or cotter Which passes laterally through 0th the ring f and the end of the bolt 9 Within the ring.

The aforesaid elements or members of the Wheel are asseinbled by inserting a locking bolt 9 into each of the apertures in the ringf of hub and screwing the spokes over the same to a sufficient extent to enable the rim or folly b to be placed in position around their outer extremit'es. By then rotating the locking bolts as aforesaid the spokes a are moved radially outwards into engagementwith the projecting pieces 0 and stiffening rings (Z and pressed tightly against the rim 6. i. 4

By suitably disposingthe locking bolts g' and the apertures therefor in either the hub ringf or the rim 6 an inclined arrangement of lane of the Wheel can be obtained; thus y arranging for the bolts to be alternately secured at or near the opposite sides oi. the ringf an alterno-telyand oppositely inclined disposition of the'spokes is obtained. i

For increasing the lateral rigidity "of the spokes at their junction with the hub ring f,

. a dished plate h adapted to embrace each of the s' okes is provided on both sides of the whee one of the lates is shown in detail at Figs. 7 and 8. T e said plates are suitably J shaped or recessed on their inner faces to fit closely on to the spokes and on theouter "sides are made to form a fillet or curved base like part around the base of the spokes as shown at Fig. 1 and thus improve the ap' through the flanges 't and j.

To prevent accidental unscrewing oi the bolts g in spokes a by vibration or otherwise, a slot is formed in each of the bolt heads and a groove is formed around the inner circumference or eye of the hub ring f. The length of the bolts is such that when tightly screwed into the spokes the said slots coincide with the groove in the hub ring. A split ring n is then sprung into the slots and groove to lock the bolts; the ring a is itself retained in position by the hub 7c which is afterwards inserted. 111 a modification one of the plates h is formed integrally with the fixed flange of the hub and the other with the detachable flange.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1s:

1. In road vehicle wheels, the combination consisting of a hub ring having circumferential seating apertures therein, screwed looking bolts seated within the said hub ring apertures, inwardly projecting driving studs secured to the wheel rim, and tubular metal spokes in engagement at their respective extremities with the said locking bolts and driving studs, as set forth.

svaeii In road vehicle Wheels, the combination consisting of a hub ring having conical circumferential seating apertures therein, screwed locking bolts having conical ends seated Within the said hub ring apertures, driving studs secured'to and inwardly projecting from the wheelrim, and tubular metal spokes having their respective ends in engagement with. the said driving studs and locking bolts as set forth;

3.' In road vehicle wheels, the combination consisting of a hub ring having circumferential seating apertures therein, a rim with inwardly projecting driving studs secured thereto, tubular metal spokes in enga ement at their outer extremities with the sai studs, locking bolts screwed into the inner ends of the spokes and fitting within-the aforesaid seating apertures ofthe hub ring, and stiffening plates embracing the inner extremities of the spokes and secured to the same, as set forth.

4. In road vehicle wheels, the combination consisting of a hub ring having circumferential seating apertures therein, inwardly projecting driving studs and embracing pieces secured to the wheel rim, Y tubular metal spokes in engagement at their outer extremities with the said driving studs and embracing pieces, locking bolts screwed into the inner ends of the spokes and fitting within the aforesaid seating apertures of the hub ring, stifi'ening lates embracing the inner extremities o the spokes, and retaining flanges for securing the said stiffening plates, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presen e of 'two subscribing witnesses;

HAROLD MARSHALL STARLEY. Witnesses:

EDWARD MARKS, JOHN .MORGAN. 

